LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Paper Code: 
BPT 307
Credits: 
2
Max. Marks: 
80.00
Objective: 
  1. To help students to develop essential skills to influence and motivate others
  2. To inculcate emotional and social intelligence and integrative thinking for effective leadership
  3. To create and maintain an effective and motivated team to work for the society
  4. To make students understand the personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts.

 

 

Unit I: 
Leadership Skills

Understanding Leadership and its Importance: What is leadership? Why Leadership required? Whom do you consider as an ideal leader? Traits and Models of Leadership: Are leaders born or made? Key characteristics of an effective leader, Leadership styles, Perspectives of different leaders. Basic Leadership Skills: Motivation, Team work, Negotiation, Networking. Innovative Leadership. Concept of emotional and social intelligence, Synthesis of human and artificial intelligence, Why does culture matter for today's global leaders.

 

Unit II: 
Managerial Skills

Basic Managerial Skills, Planning for effective management, How to organise teams? Recruiting and retaining talent, Delegation of tasks, Learn to coordinate, Conflict management, Self Management Skills, Understanding self concept, Developing self- awareness, Self-examination, Self-regulation.

 

Unit III: 
Entrepreneurial Skills

Basics of Entrepreneurship: Meaning of entrepreneurship, Classification and types of entrepreneurship, Traits and competencies of entrepreneur, Creating Business Plan, Problem identification and idea generation, Idea validation, Pitch making.

 

Unit IV: 
Design Thinking

Design Thinking: What is design thinking? Key elements of design thinking: Discovery, Interpretation, Ideation- Experimentation – Evolution, How to transform challenges into pportunities?

How to develop human-centric solutions for creating social good?

 

Unit V: 
Ethics and Integrity

Learning through Biographies: What makes an individual great? Understanding the persona of a leader for deriving holistic inspiration, Drawing insights for leadership, Howleaders sail through difficult situations? Ethics and Conduct, Importance of ethics, Ethical decision making, Personal and professional moral codes of conduct, creating a harmonious life.

 

References: 
  1. Ashokan, M. S. (2015). Karmayogi: A Bbiography of E. Sreedharan. Penguin, UK.
  2. Brown, T. (2012). Change by Design. Harper Business
  3. Kalam A. A. (2003). Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within India. Penguin Books India
  4. Kelly T., Kelly D. (2014). Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. William Collins
  5. McCormack M. H. (1986).What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive. RHUS

Suggested Readings:

  • Sternberg R. J., Sternberg R. J., &Baltes P. B. (Eds.). (2004). International Handbook of Intelligence. Cambridge University Press.

E-Resources

  • India’s Hidden Hot Beds of Invention Ted Talk by Anil Gupta - https://www.ted.com/ talks/anil_gupta_india_s_hidden_hotbeds_of_invention
  • Knowledge@Wharton Interviews Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam - . "A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure" https://www.youtube.com/

NPTEL Course on Leadership - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/122105021/9

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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